Frontier Mail Train Rescue Amid Indian Attack
Dick Mollie and Jeff survive a wrecked mail train siege by Indians. Mollie signals for help from a wrecked telegraph line while gunfire and a blaze threaten the trio. Rescue trains converge as Monahan and Overmile reach Skull Rock and fight to save them. Mollie is wounded but determined to endure.
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Mollie
Jeff
Caboose
O.K
Chéyenne
Calvin
Cheyenne
Monahan
Leach Overmile
Skull Rock
Overmile
Fort Russell
MacPherson
Skull Rocks
Leach
Jeff Butter Foils Delay Tactics On Union Pacific
Experienced scout Jeff Butter is hired by the railroad builder to counter Sid Campeau and Dick Allen who plot to delay the railroad. Mollie Moushan betrays Allen’s alibi to save him, affairs unfold, and Jeff corners Campeau. Allen escapes, Mollie betrays her love, and a train ride turns into a defense against an Indian attack.
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Jeff Butter
Union Pacific Railroad
Sid Campeau
Dick Allen
Allen
Jeff
Mollie Moushan
Colleen
Mollie
Campeau
How to Talk Antiques Says Samuel Hopkins Adams
Collector guidance on conversing about antiques emphasizes confidence and small, targeted lines. Useful phrases include inquiries about auctions, a portrait being a relative, and noting fakes, enabling a smooth exit after polite murmurs.
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Samuel Hopkins Adams
Family Reading Circle Shaped By Father’s Harsh Lessons
Howard Spring recalls a Sunday night ritual where his father guided the family through classics like The Pilgrim's Progress and Robinson Crusoe. A strict pronunciation drill followed by a light, cozy home scene shaped the author’s early mastery of wholesome English.
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Howard Spring
Atlantic Monthly
Silk making secret spread from China to the West
The article recalls that silk production began in China over two millennia ago and remained a guarded secret. A Chinese princess allegedly betrayed the secret by carrying silkworm eggs and mulberry seeds to India, from which it gradually reached the West, eventually entering Europe in the sixth century.
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China
India
Europe
Old Iron Works Remnant Tells of Washington Furnace History
A fragment from Washington iron furnace near Bessemer City N C recalls iron production in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Hinges irons and wrought fixtures were made here and cannon balls were cast for the American army during Kings Mountain battle.
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Old Iron Works
North Carolina
Washington
Bessemer City
N. C
Kings Mountain
Azores’ Seven Cities feature twin crater lakes
The Azores, remote from the mainland and rarely visited by cruise ships, are described as garden spots of the Atlantic. On St. Michaels Island the Seven Cities house two remarkable crater lakes Logoa Grande and Logoa Pequena. When waters rise the dividing line fades yet each lake keeps its color, blue for Grande and green for Pequena.
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Azores
Raymond Whitcomb
St. Michaels
Industrial paints fit for wide range of machinery
Industrial paints are coatings tailored for use across diverse products from automotive to agricultural machinery. They are designed for specific applications and typically tested to defined specifications.
Sheriff Seeks Guard for Highway Signs in San Joaquin Valley
In a letter to seven county sheriffs, Highway Committee Chairman Will Collins notes annual vandalism exceeding 250000 dollars to safety and directional highway signs. He urges deputies to arrest all persons mutilating signs, citing reward offers from automobile clubs.
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San Joaquin Valley
California State Chamber of Commerce
Highway Committee
Will Collins
Fresno
Collins
State Division of Highways
County Boards of Supervisors
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
California State Automobile Association
Rotary Program Originates In San Francisco
A program from San Francisco brought to Shafter by a coast trunk line was presented at the Shafter Rotary club meeting. Joseph L. Toole of Bakersfield Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co led the talk with technical arrangements assisted by others.
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San Francisco
Shafter
Rotary Club
Joseph L. Toole
Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company
Bakersfield
Toole
Salute to Long Distance noted at Rotary meeting
The program featured a play showing behind the scenes at a telephone office. Election of a director will be held next Tuesday with E. B. Stringham and Herbert L. Comfort as candidates. Guests included James Nealis Jim Camp and visiting Rotarians Pat Kelly Robert J Wright Sven Helster Frederick O Wemmer and J C Bass from out of state.
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Ments
John Redston
C. J. Watrous
E. B. Stringham
Herbert L. Comfort
James Nealis
Jim Camp
Pat Kelly
Robert J. Wright
Sven Helster
Frederick O. Wemmer
Bakersfield
J. C. Bass
Olathe
Colorado
Meadowses Vacationing in Santa Barbara this Week
Mr and Mrs O C Meadows are spending several days at Santa Barbara this week and are expected to return before the first of next week.
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Santa Barbara
How to Win a Maiden in Cumberland Mountains Legend
A tradition tells of wooing a Cumberland youth who must count a dams steps to nine and gather dirt from the left-shoe track at the ninth step. He carries the earth in his pocket for nine days, then the maiden becomes his.
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Cumberland Mountains
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Barbara Stanwyck Ove
Joel McCrea
Om Ao
California
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Sacramento
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Pritchett
Edison
Vernie Grose
Riverside
Scotland
Charles Lamb
France
Bless You
Senator Beans
Paradise
Alexander
Columbia River
U.S
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Sheriff's Office
Rotary
Western Auto Supply Co
Duro
Penn Supreme
Pennsylvania
Wearwell
Raster
de Luxe Catalin Ss Wheel
Western Giant Tires
Wasco
Genwine
Wizard
Auto Polish
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